The Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) lays claim to St. Isaac's Cathedral in St. Petersburg. Deputy of the St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly Maxim Reznik wrote about this on his Twitter account. Reznik explained to Echo of Moscow that the corresponding application to the authorities of St. Petersburg came from the Bishop of St. Petersburg and Ladoga Barsanuphius. The administration of the museum complex of St. Isaac's Cathedral confirmed this information to the FlashNord agency.

In Kyrgyzstan, the general director of the subsidiary of VimpelCom (Beeline brand) Oleg Klochko was detained. According to local media, this is due to an accident that occurred in February 2015. He is currently under interrogation Photo: Kommersant The general director of the subsidiary of VimpelCom (Beeline brand) in Kyrgyzstan, Oleg Klochko, was detained by law enforcement officials. This was reported by the AKIpress news agency , citing sources in law enforcement agencies.

The country's Minister of Education, Maia Sandu, has been nominated as a candidate for the post of Prime Minister of Moldova. This was stated by the Chairman of the Democratic Party Marian Lupu, reports . Publika TV He clarified that Sandu was nominated as a candidate from the country's ruling alliance. The day before, the leaders of three pro-European parties in the Moldovan parliament agreed to create a ruling coalition - the Alliance for European Integration.

The real situation in Crimea differs significantly from the picture presented in the media in Western countries. French MP Marie-Christine Dalloz told reporters in Yalta, Interfax reports . “We also talked with young guys, with representatives of the Crimean Tatar people. We are happy to see what we saw today. The difference with the picture in the media is amazing. Before I came here, I had no idea that I would encounter such hospitality.

A ban on pouring beer into plastic bottles could increase sales of glass bottle manufacturers by at least 10 billion rubles. FAS discovered a document in which glaziers agree to lobby for this initiative Photo: "RIA Novosti" Glass cartel Among those lobbying for a ban on the use of plastic (PET) bottles for beer sales may be glass industry enterprises, the FAS has found out. The Antimonopoly Agency issued a warning to the Steklosoyuz association, which unites 180 enterprises in the industry.

Photo: Ekaterina Kuzmina/RBC At our request, 11 financiers assessed the risks that could lead to a collapse of the ruble before the end of the year. What should you be wary of and how to save your savings? The Russian ruble is predicted to fall by the fall. The latest such forecast is contained in the review of the Sberbank Center for International Research “External Shocks in 2015”.

Smolny proposes to take money for the construction of a bypass of the center of the Northern capital from the profits from paid parking The paid parking zone will begin its work in St. Petersburg on August 20, 2015. The vice-governor of the city, Igor Albin, announced this during his traditional tour. He also recalled the planned expansion of the pilot zone and the intention to use profits from paid parking to build a transport bypass of the city center.

Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed with the Russian Security Council on Thursday the topic of strengthening the road safety regime in connection with recent tragic car accidents. This was announced by presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov, RIA Novosti reports . According to him, the meeting participants also exchanged views on current issues of the socio-economic agenda.

The Constitutional Court has banned hiding information about their mental health from patients The Constitutional Court of Russia (CC) has banned hiding information about their mental health from patients. The corresponding decision is contained in the definition published today on the Constitutional Court website. The reason for considering the case was a complaint from Russian citizen Alexander Trofimov. For several years, the man was treated at the Kaluga Regional Psychiatric Hospital.

The Investigative Committee of Russia intends to re-put the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Arsen Avakov and oligarch Igor Kolomoisky on the international wanted list. Official representative of the department Vladimir Markin said this in an interview with RIA Novosti.

On Thursday, July 23, at a meeting between the president and the government, the fate of pension savings was discussed, two government sources told RBC.

The cost of a Schengen visa will not change after the introduction of a procedure for processing biometric data for Russian visa applicants. This was announced by the executive director of the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR) Maya Lomidze, Interfax reports. According to her, not a single consulate confirms that the cost of a visa will be increased. “It [the cost] is approved by interstate agreements and cannot be changed unilaterally,” Lomidze explained.

The Ministry of Transport is going to compile a list of categories of passengers who cannot be removed from flights under the conditions of so-called overbooking, Izvestia writes . We are talking about situations where a carrier sells tickets to more people than the plane can accommodate. The newspaper's source said that the Ministry of Transport wants to protect vulnerable categories of passengers, including beneficiaries.

This week a new round of consultations on the Mistrals took place in Moscow, in particular, the parties discussed the issue of returning to Russia the communication systems installed on helicopter carriers. RIA Novosti reports this with reference to a source in the field of military-technical cooperation.

Yandex became a consultant to Sberbank on solving business problems related to the processing and use of large amounts of data. The contract amount was 13.7 million rubles. Photo: Ekaterina Kuzmina / RBC “Yandex” will become Sberbank’s sole consultant on “analysis of super data arrays” and will receive 13.7 million rubles for its services, according to the bank’s procurement documentation .